The Guardian - Cryptic crossword No 21,769 - Dec 15 1999

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A couple of fellows skate and row AFFRAY
A river skirts Crosby, a town in England ABINGDON
A shufti round site of air traffic control centre GANDER
Apron for local tucking into tart PINNIE
Bob's making fun of needlework SMOCKING
Brown coal left off fire IGNITE
City in America canonised in Russia PETERSBURG
Companion embraces sweetheart with desire - not as it's reported CLOVEHITCH
Danish king receives ancient request for wood CHESTNUT
Drink tisane brewed by Lawrence ANISETTE
Iron Age re-settlement looking initially to be from a certain area REGIONAL
It is quite clear the monkey is wearing a hat LIMPID
It's incongruous that one club supports another IRONIC
Kitchen staff gather in Israel SCULLION
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Native of seaside resort with no good hotel BRITON
Plain language written about border flower PRIMROSE
Public beneficiary receives a broadcast OVERTHEAIR
Reptilian soldier turned to university articles IGUANA
Rodent roomed with us unfortunately DORMOUSE
Son strode out when out of his skull SPACED
Sovereign introduced to metalworker! That's a fluke! FLOUNDER
Spooks beset people returning from place of entertainment CINEMA
Statesman embraces one and all on the island. That's sweet PEACHMELBA
The Parisian follows requirement for a sewer NEEDLE
The railway in an army camp on an island BALINESE
Tinker takes one kind of food SCAMPI
Water soaking away from bedraggled gardenia DRAINAGE
Writer of note from Fair Isle CLEMENTI